Archaeologists have unearthed a remarkably well-preserved elite sword from a newly discovered Anglo-Saxon cemetery near Canterbury. This rare find provides valuable insights into early Medieval ...

The sword and its accoutrements—a leather-and-wood sheath with beaver-fur lining—are in remarkable shape for such old pieces of history, and were buried in one of 12 graves found on the site.

A sixth-century sword described as "astonishing" has been discovered at an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in rural England. Lead archaeologist Duncan Sayer of the University of Central Lancashire, told The ...

Archaeologists have unearthed an incredibly rare sword, dating to the sixth-century, after excavating an Anglo-Saxon cemetery. The find was made in a rural location near Canterbury - but experts ...